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Article • September 15, 2005 • from PLN September, 2005
Massachusetts DOC Fails to Meet Women's Special Needs by by Michael Rigby The failure of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (MDOC) to address the special needs of women in prison impedes the effective maintenance of family ties, according to a March 2005 research report by the University of Massachusetts's Center …
Manning v. CCA, TN, Complaint, poor medical care pregnant infant death, 2005 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0099 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0100 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0101 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0102 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0103 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0104 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0105 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0106 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0107 CCA-AF (6/2/14 …
Federal Prisoner Wins Right To Marry, Fees Awarded by A federal prisoner has settled his lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for $175 and permission to marry his fiancée. The court also awarded attorney fees of $21,537.50 in a separate proceeding. On November 2, 2000, while imprisoned at U.S.P. …
Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005
Wackenhut Settles Suit Over Premature Birth for $98,000 by On August 12, 2004, Wackenhut Corrections Corporation, now known as GEO Group, Inc., settled a suit alleging that inadequate medical care at a 640-bed Wackenhut-run jail caused a prisoner to give birth prematurely. Melissa Villarreal, 32, a former prisoner at the …
Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005
Prisoners of Love: Good Advice for Those Separated By Walls But United by Love by by Matthew T. Clarke If you want to know the mechanics of how a Texas prison is run, you should read Behind the Walls by George Antonio Renauld [PLN Aug. 2003, p. 29]. It gives …
Concubine and Children Cannot Sue for Wrongful Death of Federal Prisoner by The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a concubine and her children could not sue for damages resulting from the cancer death of federal prisoner Jose Miguel Ruiz. This action was brought under the Federal Tort …
Harsh Pre-trial Conditions of Confinement Justify Reduced Federal Sentence by Harsh Pre-trial Conditions of Confinement Justify Reduced Federal Sentence by Matthew T. Clarke A New York federal court has held that harsh pre-trial conditions of confinement justify a downward departure in the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Jubelequis Mateo, a New York …
Article • January 15, 2005 • from PLN January, 2005
Texas Supreme Court clarifies Procedures For Civil Court Prisoner Appearances by Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Procedures For Civil Court Prisoner Appearances by Matthew T. Clarke The Supreme Court of Texas recently clarified the procedures a prisoner must follow to secure the right to personally appear in a civil court proceeding. …
Article • May 15, 2004 • from PLN May, 2004
Dismissal of Prisoner's Divorce Petition Is Abuse of Discretion by Dismissal of Prisoner's Divorce Petition Is Abuse of Discretion A Texas state court of appeals has reversed the dismissal for want of prosecution of a Texas prisoner's divorce action. Joe Lee Buster, a Texas state prisoner, filed a suit for …
Article • February 15, 2004 • from PLN February, 2004
When Incarcerated Parents Lose Contact With Their Children by Denise Johnston When Incarcerated Parents Lose Contact with Their Children by Denise Johnston and Michael Carlin, Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents It is becoming increasingly common for incarcerated parents to lose contact with their children, or knowledge of their whereabouts, …
$900,000 Settlement in California Alcoholic's Jail Death From "DTs" by The County of San Joaquin agreed to pay $550,000, and the City of Lodi, California, $350,000, in a March, 2003 settlement of the 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint by the surviving children of a 31 year-old detainee with a long …
Article • December 15, 2003 • from PLN December, 2003
Secret Court Docket Practice Exposed by by David M. Reutter and Paul Wright One of the founding principles of the United States judiciary system is the right of access by the public and press. In their infinite wisdom, the authors of the Bill of Rights placed that principle within the …
Mothers in Prison Losing All Parental Rights by Ann Farmer Dial up Michelle Spruill and her gentle voice recording tells you that "if you ever need a helping hand, you can find one at this number." On her other line she signs off, "God loves you and so do I." …
Article • November 15, 2003 • from PLN November, 2003
Texas Courts Clarify Prisoners' Right to Civil Bench Warrant by by Matthew T. Clarke The mechanism for a Texas pro se prisoner to gain transport to court for a hearing is to file a motion for bench warrant or petition for a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum (WHCAT). Two …
Article • November 15, 2003 • from PLN November, 2003
Incarceration Not Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights in Nevada by In two separate parental rights cases, the Nevada Supreme Court held that imprisonment alone is not sufficient grounds for termination of parental rights. In 1997, the minor child Q.L.R. was born to Roger R. and his wife, Dina M. …
Article • November 15, 2003 • from PLN November, 2003
Oklahoma Jail Pays $385,000 Settlement in Baby's Death by Oklahoma Jail Pays $385,000 Settlement in Baby's Death On December 11, 2002, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma agreed to settle a medical neglect suit by paying $385,000 to Deborah Smith, 31, a former prisoner in the Oklahoma county jail. While imprisoned in the …
Michigan Visiting Rules Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court by Robert Woodman On June 16, 2003, the United States Supreme Court unanimously upheld visiting restrictions imposed by the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC). The decision reverses contrary rulings by the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and a Michigan federal district …
BOP Guards Smuggle Sperm for Mobsters by Gary Hunter BOP Guards Smuggle Sperm For Mobsters by Gary Hunter On March 1, 2002, the U.S. District court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania denied the motion of a mobster's wife requesting the return of her incarcerated husband's sperm. Circumstances leading to …
No Administrative Exhaustion in Idaho Child Support Modification by The Idaho Court of Appeals ruled that Idaho prisoners may seek judicial review of Magistrate Court orders setting monthly child support obligations, without first exhausting administrative remedies. Charles Smith was a prisoner at the Idaho State Penitentiary from 1995 until 2001. …
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